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OR schools get more time to meet P.E. requirements

Schools were given ten years, beginning in 2007, to reach at least 150 minutes of physical education per week for students in kindergarten through fifth grade and 225 minutes per week for grades 6-8.

But at a five-year check in 2012, the Oregon Department of Education found schools were way behind schedule. More than 90 percent of school districts were still significantly below those benchmarks in 2015-16.

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